Heather Sedlacko
Heather Sedlacko, director of Programs for Seniors and People with Disabilities at United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, leads the work impacting seniors and people with disabilities. She works with her team to access community needs and directs initiatives and agency investments aimed at creating preventative solutions, including United Way’s initiatives United for Caregivers, Open Your Heart to a Senior and 21 and Able. Heather has spent her 20-year career focused on the programs and systems that allow the region’s older adults to live with independence and dignity, She’s passionate about issues that affect people’s independence, caregiver stress, and the availability of in-home supports. She’s also worked toward created systemic change through policy and advocacy work. Before joining United Way, she was executive director of Valley Care Association, a non-profit providing adult day services and home modifications to seniors and people with disabilities